where can i get a real map from?

[pagan]

i just want a real road atlas, you know one showing the proper counties not those Political (artificial) ones, but the real geographical ones, after all when out and about i want to know where i am geographically not Politically!

[mybrainhurts]

Are you lost...?

[srebbe64]

Are you a woman by any chance?

[mybrainhurts]

The question was not...WHERE CAN I GET A REAL MAN FROM?

Silly....

[srebbe64]

If it was "how can I find a real man?" that would be a giveaway on two counts!

[pagan]

not at all it's just that i would like to know what real county i was in and not the artificial council county, ie maps show west yorksire when in reality it's west riding, westmoreland, rutland etc, i am not interested in the political counties run by local councils and all i ask is a geographical atlas of Great Britain and i can't seem to find one believe it or not, all i can find is an atlas telling me i am in whatever councils administration area as if i need to know that for gods sake, i just want to know where i am please but it seems impossible to find out nowadays, why?, is it a case of Politics overruling tradition and identity

[pagan]

LOL at previous replies by the way, but i am serious about the real counties

[srebbe64]

Would you be looking for "lay lines" as well, Pagan?

[pagan]

nope, just the real historical counties as marked on a road atlas please instead of those mumbo jumbo artificial council areas, not too much to ask really

[srebbe64]

pagan said:

nope, just the real historical counties as marked on a road atlas please instead of those mumbo jumbo artificial council areas, not too much to ask really

Yeah, it's a worry isn't it?

[mybrainhurts]

Better get your skates on before Prescott relegates us to the Region of That Bit At The End....

[Pigeon]

I think your best bet is to get a pre-197whateveritwas atlas to the same scale as a modern one, and trace the county boundaries across (or trace the roads across the other way, but that'd be a lot more hassle).

[mybrainhurts]

Bloody hell, steady on....

[Raffles]

www.old-maps.co.uk

there you go.

[pagan]

well it's a simple enough thing isn't it?

[tog]

If Stanfords can't help you're probably out of luck.

www.stanfords.co.uk/

[pagan]

thank you raffles but have been there but they are out of date, I need an up to date Geographical Road Atlas showing the Geographical Counties as I would like to know where I am and not who administers a particular area as that's of no interest to me

[srebbe64]

pagan said:

well it's a simple enough thing isn't it?

Yep. But I've just got this feeling that in a week you'll be posting something like "where can I find a map with roads and towns on it?"

[pagan]

I already have one but it's wrong as it only shows Political county boudaries and not the real Counties

[pagan]

can sat nav show the real Counties?